Should the government be allowed to make request of the Supreme Court involving active cases?

Here's an article titled, 'Government Urges Supreme Court to Stay Out of Times Case'.


http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/washin…





';The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Saturday not to prevent a federal prosecutor from examining the telephone records of two reporters at The New York Times,....';





1. I thought there was an actual law against this?





2. Does this not jeopardize our democracy?





3. Doesn't this violate the constitution?





4. Who in the **** do they think they are, Bush?... thinking they can just make demands on our legal system because they don't like what the more than likely outcome will be?Should the government be allowed to make request of the Supreme Court involving active cases?
With the government set up to be three separate but equal entity's you would think if there wasn't a law there should be. Constitution has gone the way of the do do bird since Bush has taken office. With his signing statements putting him above all laws passed by congress and his illegal and immoral Patriot act and Military act he has set himself up as king. Thank god democracy is still alive and we have elections, or is this the next to go?Should the government be allowed to make request of the Supreme Court involving active cases?
Yes and why is the newspaper fighting it so hard!!!!! Sounds like they are hiding something!!!!!!!!!!
Wow... you sure picked an *unbiased* source... But to answer your question... Yes... it could be a ';friend of the court'; brief or just giving reasons why they believe that the court should rule in a certain way. If it were improper the Supreme Court Justices have the power to act. You really shouldn't let your hate for Bush cloud your view of everything. No one makes ';demands'; on the Supreme Court, with the possible exception of Congress who has the power to limit the Courts jurisdiction.
I don't see anything wrong with this.
yet another worthless question from a liberal.
I'm sorry, I just farted, what was the question?
No, it's called an amicus brief, or to translate the Latin, ';friend of the court';, and yes it is legal.





I am so sorry that it is against your most powerful liberal institution the NY Times.





So all your questions are moot; probably better to research stories like this before commenting on them, or as Mark Twain said, ';It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.';





Sorry, next time I won't be so harsh, but that's how we learn sometimes.
YES





Annyone can file an ';amicus briefs,” ie a friend-of-the-court brief,





Go big Red Go
To answer your question as stated, anyone is allowed to make


a REQUEST of anyone. That does not mean that the request


will be complied with.





Thank you very much, while you're up!!